Nanyambo Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nanyambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanyambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia341:466,17421,520
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nanyambo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nanyambo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nanyambo is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanyambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nanyambo is the 3,100,440th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyambo live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nanyambo is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 466,174. In Zambia Nanyambo is most common in: Southern Province, where 53 percent are found, Western Province, where 26 percent are found and Central Province, where 18 percent are found. Beside Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nanyamba889/
Nanyanbo887/
Nanyombo883/
Nganyamba8213/
Nanyomba757/
Nagnamba753/
Nanjamba752/
Nganiamba712/
Nanianbou711/
Nangiamba711/
Ngonyamba711/
Nonyawo6775/
Nonjamba6350/
Nanjomba631/
Gnangnanwou531/
Nomjamba501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanyambo
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